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A highly regarded female police officer has been accepted into the training program for the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT unit, clearing a major hurdle toward becoming the first woman officer to join the elite, insular group since its formation.
Read More →Officer Simmons did what he was trained to do, interjected himself between his downed partner and the threat, and was shot and killed by a bullet to the face. Other LAPD SWAT officers courageously rescued both officers, and also a downed hostage under fire by the suspect.
Read More →Wilfredo Rivera doesn't know why his brother shot and killed LAPD SWAT Officer Randal Simmons after first killing three family members, but he offered his condolences to the officer's family yesterday.
Read More →Los Angeles media is now reporting additional details on the LAPD SWAT standoff that left five people dead, including a decorated SWAT officer, the alleged gunman, and three members of the alleged gunman's family. Another SWAT officer was seriously wounded in the incident.
Read More →The incident began about 9 p.m. Wednesday after a man called a 911 operator and said he had killed three people at a home in the San Fernando Valley. LAPD patrol officers and LAPD SWAT responded, setting up containment on the home.
Read More →The Los Angeles City Council has decided that it has dominion over the civilian Police Commission. Specifically, it will determine whether the city's anti-gang and narcotics officers will have to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.
Read More →An underground explosion downtown that threw two manhole covers in the air slightly injured a Los Angeles police officer Monday.
Read More →In an attempt to escape arrest, a suspected drug dealer ran over and seriously injured an undercover LAPD officer earlier this week.
Read More →Los Angeles police will not create a computer database of the city's Muslim population in an effort to better understand them, as previously planned.
Read More →As a community liaison officer in central L.A.'s Skid Row neighborhood, Officer Deon Joseph finds positive role models for children who live in an area plagued by drug dealers, gangs, and prostitutes. It was for this reason he received honorable mention in the 2007 Police Service Awards.
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